A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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